Youth In Business and Government Day

Kentland Rotary Club sponsored Youth in Government & Business Day on Monday, April 28 to expose students to the world of local government & business. During the morning high school students from South Newton job shadowed local county officials & participating businesses where they learned what went on in the county offices & in the area businesses. At noon the students, the county officials, & business leaders joined the Rotarians for lunch.  After the meal the students spoke briefly about themselves and the offices they visited.  Kentland Rotary Club has been sponsoring Youth in Government & Business Day for over sixteen years.  Roberta Dewing, chairperson of the Vocational Committee, appreciates the support of Cheryl Link, teacher at South Newton, the school corporation,  local county officials, and business leaders who participated in this activity.  Any county official or business wishing to participate next year may contact Roberta Dewing for more information.

Those students participating were Brittany Baker, Patience Jones, Brittany McCormick, Megan Vissering, Margarita Cruz, Kaycee Nagel, Rebecca Sanchez, and Aric Deno.

Those officials & businesses participating were Newton County Surveyor, Chris Knochel, Circuit Court Judge Leach, Newton County Treasurer Diane Veld, Newton County Auditor Sharon Dewing, Newton County Sheriff Tom VanVleet, and Rogers Group Susan Daniel.